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词汇 keep your hand in
释义
Idiom
keep your hand inkeep (your) hand in (something)
to continue to be involved in something.
Rick turned the business over to his son, but he comes in Fridays to keep his hand in.
idiomkeep your hand into practise a skill so that you do not lose it:Peterson files a few news reports just to keep his hand in, but his real purpose is to collect material for a book."One of your drawings?" Schmit nodded. "I like to keep my hand in."

keep (one's) hand in (something)

1. To remain involved in something, often in a minor role or capacity. Joe insists on keeping his hand in the company, even though he has no real authority at this point.
2. To continue to do something in order to maintain a particular skill or ability. I've mostly stopped acting, but I will do a play occasionally, just to keep my hand in.

keep your hand in

If you keep your hand in, you use skills which you have developed in the past, so that you do not lose them. I had to wait two years before I was offered another part, and just to keep my hand in, I went on tour with a play that wasn't very good. Words — written words — were what mattered to him, and he kept his hand in writing books and magazine articles.

keep your ˈhand in

practise a skill occasionally, so that you do not lose it: The director likes to teach a class occasionally, just to keep her hand in.
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